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A rendering of a nanoscopically thin film of P3HT, a polymer whose lightweight flexibility and ability to conduct electricity has positioned it as a candidate material for next-gen electronics. Nebraska researchers have found that melting and cooling the material can lead to the emergence of two layers with differing properties that could be tailored to various electronic devices. (American Chemical Society) Engineering team identifies emergence of surprising layers in nanomaterial
Three Nebraska Engineering faculty were appointed NSRI Fellows - (from left) Jerry Hudgins, Srivatsan Kidambi, and Yongfeng Lu. Hudgins, Kidambi, Lu appointed as NSRI Fellows
In 2023, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln will award promotion and/or tenure to 93 faculty, including 19 from the College of Engineering. 19 Nebraska Engineering faculty receive promotion and/or tenure
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The roadside barrier developed by University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers holds firm as a fully-loaded tractor-tanker vehicle slams into it during a Dec. 8 test. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
December 10, 2021 - Midwest Roadside Safety Facility researchers conducted a rare-but-successful crash test Dec. 8 to assess a newly designed and significantly shorter concrete barrier's performance when it is contacted at 50 mph by an 80,000-pound tractor-tanker truck.  Full Story

Researchers from the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility (MwRSF) will conduct a rare tractor-tanker vehicle crash on Wednesday, Dec. 8, to test how a newly designed and significantly shorter concrete roadside barrier performs in a vehicle crash.
December 07, 2021 - Researchers from the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility (MwRSF) will conduct a rare tractor-tanker vehicle crash on Wednesday, Dec. 8, to test how a newly designed and significantly shorter concrete roadside barrier performs in a vehicle crash.  Full Story

The figure shows three different exact coherent structures (ECS) in a 2D active matter system with velocity vectors (arrows). The top shows ECS with unidirectional flow (everything flowing to the right), the middle one shows three swirls (or vortices), and the bottom one shows five swirls.
November 29, 2021 - Taking lessons learned from animals who work in groups in the sky, on the ground and underwater, a team of Nebraska engineers is creating algorithms that can help individual agents in emerging technologies work together to improve our lives.  Full Story

Microscopic mounds formed from a copper surface struck by 719 laser pulses and later treated with citric acid.
November 11, 2021 - A team of Nebraska engineers are developing a process of using picosecond-long laser pulses to modify the surface of copper and thereby increasing heat transfer capabilities for power generation, refrigeration, and air conditioning.  Full Story

Eric Markvicka, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, is developing new processes for manufacturing rubber that will improve the capabilities of controlling its electrical, thermal and mechanical properties.
November 08, 2021 - Through an NSF grant, Eric Markvicka, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, is developing new processes for manufacturing rubber that will improve the capabilities of controlling its electrical, thermal and mechanical properties.  Full Story

Among the award winners at the 2021 NUtech Ventures Innovator Awards event were (clockwise from top left), Ron Faller, the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, Jackson Stansell and Eric Markvicka.
November 03, 2021 - Engineering faculty Ron Faller and Eric Markvicka, graduate student Jackson Stansell and the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility were among the award recipients on Nov. 1 at the 2021 NUtech Ventures Innovator Celebration, part of Nebraska Research Days.  Full Story

Hamid Bagheri (left) and Lisong Xu are using a $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a tool that will address one of the most significant drivers of internet congestion: buggy congestion control algorithms. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
November 02, 2021 - Lisong Xu and Hamid Bagheri are using a $750,000 NSF grant to develop a tool that will address one of the most significant drivers of network congestion: buggy congestion control algorithms, which to internet freeze or interrupted video streaming.  Full Story

(From left) Maher Tadros, distinguished emeritus professor of civil and environmental engineering (CEE), Bob Risser, president and CEO of PCI, David Gee, a structural engineer at e.Construct and former graduate student in CEE, Micheal Assad, a structural engineer at Kiewit and former graduate student in CEE, and Chungwook Sim, assistant professor of CEE.
October 27, 2021 - A team of researchers from Civil and Environmental Engineering was chosen to receive the PCI Journal's George D. Nasser Award for their paper, "Flexural Design of Precast, Prestressed Ultra-High-Performance Concrete Members."  Full Story

University of Nebraska at Omaha and University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers have been awarded $5 million by the Department of Defense Army Corps of Engineers for research to extend the lifespan of bridges through new monitoring technology.
October 27, 2021 - University of Nebraska at Omaha and University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers have been awarded $5 million by the Department of Defense Army Corps of Engineers for research to extend the lifespan of bridges through new monitoring technology.  Full Story

Military members work in an open server rack. The university has earned a $25 million contract with the National Nuclear Security Administration. The work will support strategic deterrence and nuclear threat reduction efforts. (Shutterstock)
October 20, 2021 - Electrical and Computer Engineering researchers Wei Qiao and Mark Bauer are supporting a new $25 million contract between the University of Nebraska's National Strategic Research Institute and the National Nuclear Security Administration.  Full Story

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